tumezz Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Hello fellow modelers! Being back to modeling for the first time after 18 years of silence, i wanted to introduce myself and say hi to everyone. I also wanted to share with you my little experiment. For my comeback to modeling i planned to do something out of the box and keep it simple....but alas..i just couldn't keep it from escalating a bit so i started foiling my little roden dc-3 with aluminium tape to see what would happen. Since i wasn't supposed to apply decals i started weathering with oils and i quite like the result... What do you say, should i proceed with decaling and graduate this little thing to the display shelf ? Let me know what you huys think Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skystreak80 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Wow that looks great are you sure it's 1/144 it looks like 1/72 :) and yes please finish it Lee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Silenoz Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 if you don't put it on your shelf, you can always put it on mine ;-) Nice work, and it sure looks a bigger scale then 1/144 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Major Walt Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 This looks like the real thing! Great work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tumezz Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 (edited) Thank you gentlemen! The aluminium tape i used was a bit thick so i was worried that the foiling would look out of scale, especially on such a tiny bird. Therefore i am planning to use the same technique on another 1/144 classic, this time using cheap kitchen foil, which is thinner...aming at a minicraft dc-4..if i can get my hands on one! Indeed comparing the final result to a 1/72 scale is i the best compliment! I will get this back to the work bench ahead and apply decals soon Edited November 23, 2016 by tumezz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I think it looks nice! I would find a "paint scheme" that doesn't have many markings so as to keep this bird shiny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich in name only Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 What was your "oiling" technique? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tumezz Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Hi Rich, I used simple artist oil paints (i am a cheap guy ), mainly black with a touch of burnt amber. I locally applied a very thinned mixture, waited about half an hour and then retouched with a fine brush soaked with thinner until i got the shade i wanted. Finally i touched up with a dry q-tip ..this worked quite good on this material. On the engine nacelles i did some dry brushing with unthinned oil black first to simulate smoke. I realize it's a bit overdone, but i had to experiment Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Super-cool results, tumezz -- and, agree, that doesn't look like 1/144 at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tumezz Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 On 22/11/2016 at 11:40 PM, Kingoalie said: I think it looks nice! I would find a "paint scheme" that doesn't have many markings so as to keep this bird shiny. That's a good idea...i think i should scrap the decals that originally came with the kit..it's a nice TWA scheme but i will try some aftermarket product for something "cleaner" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tumezz Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 1 hour ago, crackerjazz said: Super-cool results, tumezz -- and, agree, that doesn't look like 1/144 at all. Thanks sir! To be honest, some good credit goes to the kit itself. It's really nicely moulded with good detail for a 144th... it was a good white canvas that inspired me to go further Recommended. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 33 minutes ago, tumezz said: That's a good idea...i think i should scrap the decals that originally came with the kit..it's a nice TWA scheme but i will try some aftermarket product for something "cleaner" Check Draw Decals or Vintage Flyer Decals. I'm sure they have some DC-3 decals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tumezz Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 Thanks! I will definitely have a look Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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